Imperialism and War

Analyzing developments in imperialism since the fall of the Soviet Union, this article develops the thesis of the age of U.S.-led unipolar imperialism and the contradictions in that order. Backing this thesis with an examination ...

This article provides an overview and analysis of the significant changes in imperialism that occurred since Lenin published his famous text in 1916, and how these relate to the struggle for socialism. We focus in ...

In recent weeks, the international corporate media has acutely focused on the Rohingya crisis and has propagated condemnations of Myanmar’s leader, Aung Saan Suu Ky. Yet, it remains silent on the decades long plight of ...

The Pathet Lao, antecedent of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and the architect of a successful decades-long struggle for socialism, celebrated its 67th anniversary last month. In August 1950, the Laotian section of the Indochinese ...

Today, July 7th marks the 119th anniversary of President William McKinley and the U.S. government’s annexation of Hawai’i. When we hear any mention of Hawai’i, we undoubtedly first think of breath-taking beaches, volcanoes and tourism. ...

Dr. Jared Ball of The Real News network interviews author and organizer Brian Becker about the PSL’s recent book Imperialism in the 21st Century: Updating Lenin’s Theory a Century Later, which can be ordered here. Dr. Ball and Becker talked ...

On April 30, 2015, Vietnam will celebrate the 40th anniversary of liberation and reunification after a war that itself lasted more than 30 years. In Ho Chi Minh City—formerly known as Saigon—and all over the country, ...

Updating Lenin’s Theory A Century Later Over 1,000 military bases in foreign lands. Armed personnel in 130 countries. A military budget larger than the next 10 governments combined. The U.S. rulers maintain an empire, ...

While this most recent tragedy did not gain the wattage of the killings at Charlie Hebdo, it does fit into the same narrative of "Islamic" insurgency presenting an existential threat to all people in Western ...